Mille Crêpes cakes in the Bay Area

Regional Dining Discussions SF Bay Area, NorCal, Tahoe
#1

It seems like mille crepe cakes are the rage among Asian friends. I was recently told about it. Since I live in a cave and I don’t bake I had no idea what it was and had to google it.

It seems like there is a no local commercial supplier (that I know of. Again, what do I know, I live in a cave). Some people get theirs from LA. There are a couple of cottage food mille crepe cake maker around the South Bay. The cake is labor intensive to make so its quite expensive for its size. Its a French cake consisting of bunch of layers (20+) of paper thin crepes, each separated with a brush of French pastry. I was ‘encouraged’ to get one, but before I do that, I want to get some opinion on whether its worth it.

If you have tried it before-

  • do you like it?
  • where did you get it?
  • is it worth the price?
  • how do you compare these cakes to the ones made by great patisseries around the Bay Area?

Thanks!

#2

The cake:

#3

Not available at Paris Baguette ( I don’t remember seeing it ) or PiQ or 360 degrees? We’ve had an influx of asian cake bakeries, I’d be a little shocked if one of those doesn’t stock it.

#4

Oh wait, I completely forgot- actually Tout Sweet (Palo Alto) has it. It doesn’t seem to contain as many layers though. Does that matter?

#5

Thanks- I’d be sure to check them out when I have the chance. This type of cake is expensive- like $80-$90 for 8-9 inches. So if they don’t stock it it may be because the price is higher than the rest of the baked goods these store usually carry.

#6

Here is a version at Quince (SF)

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…but it’s savory!

#7

Hmmph. What are the layers?

#8

Crepes alternating with mushroom and guinea hen

#10

What about the Russian Honey Cake (Krasinski Torte) $6/slice at 20th Century Cafe?

I’m not a big dessert person but I thought it was good and I admire the skill and effort required to construct these cakes.

B. Patisserie has an Earl Grey Millefeuille on the menu now, but it’s the type with thicker, fewer layers.

https://www.yelp.com/menu/b-patisserie-san-francisco-2/item/vanilla-millefeuille

#11

It’s on the dessert menu at Teo. I like the effect of the layering but wasn’t too hot on the filling— it had an odd tingly/cooling feeling on my tongue, which I can only remember feeling before with Reddi Whip and the ice box cake at Lois the Pie Queen.

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#12

Any idea who makes the cake? How much is a slice?

#13

No idea on either front. I had a regular, but they also had a matcha version.

I assumed it was made in house. Looking on yelp, there’s only one place in the Bay Area that sells a matcha mille crepe-- Antoine Pâtisserie.

#14

The person certainly sliced a matcha version with the same knife before he/she sliced yours.

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#15

A bit of stretch, but they could get them from Lady M in NYC, they do ship using a special container, and if Teo is ordering in enough quantity, it might be worth it.

#16

After reading your message, I called them up and asked. Its Lady M. They have a shop in LA.

#17

I totally forgot that they opened one in LA, makes much more sense now!

The photo of the slice screamed Lady M to me - color, texture, size - which is what led me to take that stab in the dark.

#18

This week, at Mitsuwa’s Hokkaido Festival, there is mille crepe cake from Hokkaido Kokubo. (in addition to other Hokkaido stuff like Hokkaido king crab bento box)

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#19

Bouchon’s:

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#20

Q-Tea Monster in Newark sell some frozen and by the slice in house. It’s $10 per slice, if you eat it there, or $65 for a frozen 6 inch regular or green tea flavored cake, and those are good for 6 to 8 slices.

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#21

Whoops, I forgot to say… they’re from Lady M.